Coutesty of WSJ
By Josh Mitchell and Jeffrey Sparshott
The U.S. government shutdown will halt releases of most official gauges of the economy. Private organizations produce some measures that could be used to track the economy, such as gauges from the Institute for Supply Management. Government organizations that operate outside of the federal appropriations process, such as state unemployment agencies and the Federal Reserve, also will release their data.
Here’s what we will learn and won’t learn, through reports from the public and private sectors, over the next month:
TUESDAY, Oct. 1
10 AM—Construction spending (Commerce Dept.) — POSTPONED
10 AM – ISM manufacturing (ism.ws) — RELEASED
10 AM—Light-vehicle sales (various companies) — RELEASED
 
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2
8:15 AM –ADP Employment (adpemploymentreport.com) — RELEASED
 
THURSDAY, Oct. 3
7:30 AM—Job cuts (challengergray.com) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor Dept) — STILL ON
10 AM—ISM nonmanufacturing (ism.ws) — STILL ON
10 AM—Factory orders (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
FRIDAY, Oct. 4
8:30 AM—Employment report (Labor) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
MONDAY, Oct. 7
3 PM–Consumer credit (Federal Reserve) — STILL ON
 
TUESDAY, Oct. 8
7:30 AM—NFIB survey (nfib.com) – STILL ON
8:30 AM—International trade (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
10 AM—Job openings and labor turnover (Labor) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9
10 AM—Wholesale trade (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
THURSDAY, Oct. 10
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Import prices (Labor) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
2 pm—Federal budget (Treasury Dept) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
FRIDAY, Oct. 11
8:30 AM—Retail sales (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
8:30 AM—Producer-price index (Labor) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
9:55 AM—Consumer sentiment (University of Michigan) — STILL ON
10 AM—Business inventories (Commerce) POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
MONDAY, Oct. 14
Columbus Day
 
TUESDAY, Oct. 15
8:30 AM—Empire State Survey — STILL ON
 
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16
8:30 AM—Consumer-price index (Labor) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
10:00 AM—National Association of Home Builders survey — STILL ON
2:00 PM—Beige Book (Federal Reserve) – STILL ON
 
THURSDAY, Oct. 17
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Housing starts (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
9:15 AM—Industrial production (Federal Reserve) — STILL ON
10:00 AM—Philadelphia Fed survey — STILL ON
 
FRIDAY, Oct. 18
10:00 AM-Leading indicators (Conference Board) — STILL ON
 
MONDAY, Oct. 21
10:00 AM—Existing-home sales (National Association of Realtors) — STILL ON
 
TUESDAY, Oct. 22
10:00 AM—Richmond Fed survey — STILL ON
 
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23
9:30 AM-Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
THURSDAY, Oct. 25
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor) — STILL ON
10:00 AM—New-home sales (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
11:00 AM—Kansas City Fed survey — STILL ON
 
FRIDAY, Oct. 25
8:30 AM—Durable goods (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
9:55 AM-Consumer sentiment (University of Michigan) — STILL ON
 
MONDAY, Oct. 28
10:00 AM—Pending home sales (National Association of Realtors) — STILL ON
10:30 AM—Dallas Fed survey — STILL ON
 
TUESDAY, Oct. 29
9:00 AM–S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index — STILL ON
10:00 AM-Consumer Confidence (Conference Board) — STILL ON
10:00 AM-Housing vacancies (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
 
WEDNESDAY. Oct. 30
8:15 AM –ADP Employment (adpemploymentreport.com) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Gross Domestic Product (3Q) (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
2:00 PM-Federal Open Market Committee statement (Federal Reserve) — STILL ON
 
THURSDAY, Oct. 31
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Personal income (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
8:30 AM—Employment Cost Index—Labor Dept — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
9:45 AM—Chicago PMI — STILL ON